Garment-stay.



J. W. HATCH.

GARMENT STAY.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24. 19H.

@,. Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

PATE lli@ JAMES WILLIAM HATCH, OF NORTH GIRARD, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG-NOR T0 WALTER E. DEWEY, OF MEADVILLE,

PENNSYLVANIA.

GAnMENr-s'rar.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Deo. 7, 191m.

Application filed Ap1l24, 1911. Serial No. 622,857.

To all 107mm t may concern.'

Be it lmown that l, JAMES W. HATCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Girard, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania., have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment- Stays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment stays and consists in certain improvements in the construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows:

Figure l shows a plan view of the stay. Fig. 2 a section on the line 2 2 in F ig. l.

The stay is formed of a plurality of wires, but preferably of two wires l and 2. These two wires are bent back and forth across the stay and oppositely bent at opposite edges of the stay forming oppositely disposed loops of bulbous form. Preferably each loop is formed by bending the wire forward at the edges in the general direction in which the wire progresses in the stay. The two wires remain in the same relation throughout the stay, that is to say, the wires are parallel throughout the stay. One wire is superimposed upon the other throughout the stay and is slightly advanced or offset lengthwise of the stay from the other wire.

The wires are arranged in parallel relation throughout and thus form at the edges crossings 3. The side of one loop overlaps the side of another loop at 4L with a crossing at 5 and an overlapping at 6. Following the wires through, it will be noted that the opposing faces at the crossing 4 are on the reverse sides of the wires from the opposing faces, at the crossing 3, and this is also true `considering the overlapping at 6 with relation to the crossing 5. This relation between the wires, thatv is, the overlapping on opposing faces reversed from the opposing faces at the crossings holds the wires in proper relation to each other.

By mal'cing the loops in bulbous form as distinguished from U-shape a greater number of loops can be arranged in the same length of stay because the axis of the loop on one side can be brought to a position very slightly in advance of the axis of the preceding loop on the opposite side. At the same time the bends in the wire at the outer ends of the loops need not be so sharp as to injure the wire. By increasing the number of wires, the overlapping and crossing relation may be maintained with loops more nearly U-shape. I prefer, however, the double wire stay as shown.

TWhat claim as new is:

l. A stay comprising two parallel wires bent back and forth across the stay with the wires oppositely bent at the opposite edges forming oppositely disposed loops in each wire, the loops of one wire crossing the loops of the other at the outer edges of the stay, the forward sides of the loops in one wire overlapping the rear sides of the loops in the other wire, one wire being su perimposed upon the other and slightly olfset lengthwise of the stay from the other wire throughout the stay, the association of one wire with the other being entirely by overlapping.

2. A stay comprising two parallel wires bent back and forth across the stay with the wires oppositely bent at the opposite edges forming oppositely disposed loops in each wire, the loops of one wire crossing the loops of the other at the outer edges of the stay, the forward sides of the loops in one wire overlapping the rear sides of the loops in the other wire, one wire being superimposed upon the other and slightly offset lengthwise of the stay from the other wire throughout the stay, the association of one wire with the other being entirely by overlapping, the loops being of bulbous form.

3 stay comprising two parallel wires bent back and forth across the stay with the wires oppositely bent at the opposite edges forming oppositely disposed loops in each wire, the loops of one wire crossing the loops of the other at the outer edges of the stay, the forward sides of the loops in one wire overlapping the rear sides of the loops in the other wire, one wire being superimposed wise of the stay from the other Wire throughout the stay, therWire at theouter end of each loop beingl bent toward the same end` of the stay toward Which the Wire progresses in the stay, the association of one Wire With the other being entirely by overlapping.

, Copies of 'this patent may be obtained for ve cents eah, by addressing che In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

` JAMES WILLIAM HATCH. Witnesses:

J. M. TAGGART, JOHN R. DEAN.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington', D; C. 

